Veterinary Aspects of Pigeon Breeding 2010
Veterinary Aspects of Pigeon Breeding 2010
Veterinary Aspects of Pigeon Breeding 2010
pigeon breeding.
Roller
German exhibition breed Bagette
Fantails
Modenas
Ice Pigeon
Frillbacks
Romanian Naked Neck
Pigeons
Possibility of investigation
Paramyxovirosis
• Etiology - Paramyxovirus serotyp 1
• Clinical sings
– polydipsia and polyuria in the absence of weigh loss
– sporadically nervous sings – torticollis, inco-ordination of
head movement, trembling wings and complete or partial
paralysis
– morbidity is usualy 100%, mortality less then 5%
– birds that became unable eat or drink due nervous
disorders
Paramyxovirosis of pigeons
• Postmortem
– No macroscopical lesion
– Histologically – interstitial nephritis
• Diagnosis
– Clinical sings – PU/PD, nervous sings
– HIT test from pigeon sera
Paramyxovirosis of pigeons
Prevention
CAVE!!
Pigeon pox
• Pox is a common viral disease of all type of birds that
may present in a cutaneous or a diphtheric form.
• There are at least 16 different species of avipoxviruses,
pigeons being infected by their own poxvirus.
• Pigeonpox is a worldwide disease. It occurs by contact
with diseased birds or through mechanical transmission
of the virus by biting insects. The disease is more
frequent in spring and summer when there are large
numbers of vectors and when contacts between pigeons
are frequent because of training and competitions.
Pigeonpox infection: diphtheritic membranes in the mouth and pharynx
Pigeon pox
Control
• Vaccines to control poxvirus infection have been
available for many years. In the past, they were applied
with a brush to the denuded feather follicles on the leg in
what was a very time consuming technique.
• Pigeons are vaccinated by subcutaneous injection in the
neck.
Pigeon circovirus infection
• Etiology – Pigeon cirovirus - PiCV
• Typically, circovirus infects young pigeons under
one year of age.
• The virus can be detected in clinically and
pathologically normal birds suggesting that many
PiCV infections could be subclinical. PiCV would
deplete both the B and T cell populations thus
severely impairing the hosts response to viral
infection and lead to a long-term disease state.
Pigeon circovirus infection
• Clinical signs include lethargy, growth retardation,
runting, poor race performances and a variety of other
signs that vary according to secondary bacterial, parasite
and viral infections.
• Usually, circovirosis is associated with a high morbidity
but a low mortality although as overall mortality depends
on secondary infections, it may actually vary between
1% and 100%.
Pigeon circovirus infection
Specific postmortem
finging
• atrophy of lymphatic organs
– atrophy of bursa Fabricious
– atrophy of thymus
Pigeon herpesvirus 1 infection
• In the acute form, PHV1 caruncles turn from white to
yellow–grey and pigeons sneeze frequently either
spontaneously or because of exacerbated sensibility
when caruncles are pressed. Conjunctivitis in one or
both eyes is frequent.
• Nostrils are generally obstructed with nasal mucus and
moisture, there is clear laryngopharyngeal congestion
and, in severe cases, the mucous membranes of the
mouth, pharynx and larynx are covered with foci of
necrosis and small ulcers.
PHV1 infection: acute form, the caruncles turn from white to yellow–grey
• Etiology:
Salmonella typhimurium, var. Copenhagen
2. Eimeria columbarum
Size 20 x 19 µm
Diagnosis:
Coprological investigation of dropings – definite individual !!
Therapy:
Sulfonamid, toltrazurile.
Columbicola columbae
Falculifer rostratus
Veterinary prevention – January to
March
Preparation to breeding Imunoprophylaxis
season
• Newcastle Disease
• parazitological investigation Nobivac-paramyxo
coprology and swab from
crop
• Salmonelosis
• bacteriological investigation
• deratisation
• desinfection
• construct of breeding pairs
• nutrition
• vitamins AD3E, group B
• repair of breeding facility
Veterinary prevention – breeding season